Do you think people should pursue the job they love or the job where the salary is high?

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After all, we will be doing this job for years and what is the point of doing a job we don't like, this is my opinion.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

This is a difficult question to answer. Of course I think people should do what they love. But very few people are blessed to have that. It's called a "job" for a reason. Even if it is your dream job it'll probably still have aspects to you don't like and have to tolerate. But like for example I wouldn't do a job I hated that paid me minimally more than the other.

Iron_Man · Accepted Answer

The job they love, because if they’re not happy, they won’t last year after year

MrOracle · Answer

Most people COULD find something to do that they enjoyed to some reasonable level, but they might have to give up a higher lifestyle to do so. Money definitely isn't everything, but you also have to be realistic about the career path you choose.

For example, the vast majority of "actors" would more properly be called "waiters" or "personal assistants" or "nannies" who also go to auditions and may win a day-player roll on a TV show a couple of times a year, if that. Most actors absolutely could not survive on what they make as an actor.

That's much the same for anyone in any area of entertainment: music, acting, sports, etc. The competition is fierce, the process is brutal, and it's a zero-sum game - meaning for one person to win big, many others have to lose. And even if you DO get very lucky and "win", it's likely to be short-lived. The people that we all know, be they actors or musicians or athletes, are the few exceptions to the rule.

The same is true for occupations that are over-populated. For example, colleges graduate 3-4 lawyers for every available lawyer job every year, which means about 75% of lawyers are going to have to find some other kind of work to do. That's relevant because of how expensive law school is, and because most of the graduates will have big student loans to pay back. There are plenty of these examples.

People need to be realistic about how much money they're going to need to pay back whatever loans they might have (with interest, which adds a LOT) AND allow them to live a decent lifestyle. Taking a job they like more may well come with some significant sacrifices, such as living with a roommate, not having travel vacations, or maybe not owning a car. That might be worth it for some people, but it won't be for others.

As always, most happiness is found in the middle ground, and rarely at the extremes. Most of the highest-paid jobs come at a very high price in other areas - often by consuming all of your time, but sometimes other costs as well - and some of the most enjoyable jobs may pay next to nothing. Most people will need to find some middle ground, and they're going to need to be realistic with themselves about what that really means - what they'll gain and what they'll have to give up.

Every choice in life comes with consequences.

Mr_twoface · Answer

I think it depends on your living condition, your maintenance level, and the possibilities out there. If you find the job you love and can manage your consumption with your salary, then great! If you can't, then move on to the next. For some, its all about the pay and the title. Some can manage it; others stress out and may lack in with some other matters in their life.

I for instance work within the Ministry as a secretary and my wife studies. We only have my salary for now which is relatively low in comparison to what I can be earning in a non-governmental workplace, and we can’t buy everything we want nor travel as frequently as we wished. However, since I love my job and the possibilities within the work that we are OK with what we have and how we currently live. She agrees equally with me that loving a job is so much more rewarding than earning more and being unhappy.

msmissydc · Answer

Rule out jobs that dont even earn enough for you, keep in mind promotions though.
Out of these go for the job that you love the most.
If you love your job you feel like working less. If you hate 8h of what you are doing nearly everyday, than the free time is not worth having more money.

ChicoFromThe305 · Answer

Sure I guess, I've realized jobs are just another form of enslavement, you make people rich and get paid the scraps, let's not forget you waste more time than them as well cause you are on a schedule when they can be on a cruise.

laly520 · Answer

if the job they love won't be enough to feed em, pay bills, handle their kids then picking it would be stupid

Jennz6 · Answer

The job that pays for my rent and my bills, that’s why I’m a Stripper 💃💯

KrakenAttackin · Answer

This depends on your priorities. If you are a man with a family you have to provide and salary is more important than job satisfaction.

exitseven · Answer

Hopefully you can find a job that pays enough to pay your bills but not suck so much that you want to kill yourself

Anonymous · Answer

Love, I do what I love and don't even make enough to pay taxes, fuck the state

BonzoInBitburg · Answer

Why not both?

Hispanic-Cool-Guy · Answer

They love and never try to work for someone else.

Kykiono1 · Answer

The salary

riverrat3 · Answer

What is your driving force, money or happiness

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